WA Electrical Mechanic Certificate in 4 months, so easy.
Hi all,
These are the step i took to get my WA Electrical Mechanic Licence, My wife's a nurse so i already had my 457visa (the hard part) 1, 1st sep 2009 applied for a ARTC (from england). http://www.deewr.gov.au/Skills/Progr...owToApply.aspx payed $300 as a fitter, (wrong!! always apply for mechanic) but i did'nt know at the time, anyway they classed me as a Mechanic as all i used to do in England was installation not fix/breakdown stuff. you need a Australian address for ARTC so i used my cousin's who live's in Perth. cheeky eh!! 22 oct 2009 received my received my Australian Recognized Trade Certificate though the post, brill!! 2, 6th nov 2009, emailed energy safe to apply for my licence, http://www.docep.wa.gov.au/EnergySaf...kers/index.htm payed a application fee $38, posted them a copy of my ARTC, they told me that i needed to complete a two week coarse ETL at college of electrical training Balcatta, http://www.cet.asn.au/home.aspx,:( before they could issue a licence. 3, 9th nov 2009, emailed cet (collage of electrical training) about ETL course, http://www.cet.asn.au/home.aspx energy safe had already contacted them and passed on my details (i was impressed) payed the course fee's $860, they booked me in on the course date's 7th-18th dec full time 40hour per week, great course great teachers too, passed with flying colours (you'd need to be a idiot to fail). 4, 21st dec 2009, rang energy safe ((08)94225282) payed for my licence $335, they'd received results from the college, 29th dec 2009 received my licence though the post!!!! yippee yes it was that easy. thank's to steve'o for help along the way, if i can do it, SO CAN YOU!!!! good luck everyone, Warren. ps, happy as a pig in shit!! |
Re: WA Electrical Mechanic Certificate in 4 months, so easy.
Hi, i'm a 24 year old JIB approved electrician from UK. I was thinking of going down the VETASSESS route. Is the way you have gone, a possibility for me? Seems far cheaper and less hassle! I do not have a visa yet, would this be an issue? What are the definitions of electrical mechanic or fitter? I suppose I really am a general electrician, so may have to do the VETASSESS.
Thanks in advance! |
Re: WA Electrical Mechanic Certificate in 4 months, so easy.
hi warren,
thanks very much for posting this info, its very helpful for us, would it be ok to pm you? paul |
Re: WA Electrical Mechanic Certificate in 4 months, so easy.
Originally Posted by JoeyLowtown
(Post 8212948)
Hi, i'm a 24 year old JIB approved electrician from UK. I was thinking of going down the VETASSESS route. Is the way you have gone, a possibility for me? Seems far cheaper and less hassle! I do not have a visa yet, would this be an issue? What are the definitions of electrical mechanic or fitter? I suppose I really am a general electrician, so may have to do the VETASSESS.
Thanks in advance! |
Re: WA Electrical Mechanic Certificate in 4 months, so easy.
Originally Posted by minty01
(Post 8213327)
Jou have to do the vets route to get the visa mate. This is a shortcut after the visa.
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Re: WA Electrical Mechanic Certificate in 4 months, so easy.
Originally Posted by bethc79
(Post 8213051)
hi warren,
thanks very much for posting this info, its very helpful for us, would it be ok to pm you? paul |
Re: WA Electrical Mechanic Certificate in 4 months, so easy.
Originally Posted by JoeyLowtown
(Post 8212948)
Hi, i'm a 24 year old JIB approved electrician from UK. I was thinking of going down the VETASSESS route. Is the way you have gone, a possibility for me? Seems far cheaper and less hassle! I do not have a visa yet, would this be an issue? What are the definitions of electrical mechanic or fitter? I suppose I really am a general electrician, so may have to do the VETASSESS.
Thanks in advance! your under 30 mate apply for a working visa then a ARTC do it the same way as me, i'm sure there's nothing to stop you, I myself was a JIB electrician just like you, A mechanic is what you need to Apply for then you can work unrestricted, and do anything, UNRESTRICTED!!! A fitter is a restricted liecence so you car'nt work alone, crap!! for people who work in factories, fixing brake downs on machine ect, beware which state you get your liecence too, i here there's problems swapping them over now?? WA is a good one to have. |
Re: WA Electrical Mechanic Certificate in 4 months, so easy.
Originally Posted by warren thomas
(Post 8212009)
Hi all,
These are the step i took to get my WA Electrical Mechanic Licence, My wife's a nurse so i already had my 457visa (the hard part) 1, 1st sep 2009 applied for a ARTC (from england). http://www.deewr.gov.au/Skills/Progr...owToApply.aspx payed $300 as a fitter, (wrong!! always apply for mechanic) but i did'nt know at the time, anyway they classed me as a Mechanic as all i used to do in England was installation not fix/breakdown stuff. you need a Australian address for ARTC so i used my cousin's who live's in Perth. cheeky eh!! 22 oct 2009 received my received my Australian Recognized Trade Certificate though the post, brill!! 2, 6th nov 2009, emailed energy safe to apply for my licence, http://www.docep.wa.gov.au/EnergySaf...kers/index.htm payed a application fee $38, posted them a copy of my ARTC, they told me that i needed to complete a two week coarse ETL at college of electrical training Balcatta, http://www.cet.asn.au/home.aspx,:( before they could issue a licence. 3, 9th nov 2009, emailed cet (collage of electrical training) about ETL course, http://www.cet.asn.au/home.aspx energy safe had already contacted them and passed on my details (i was impressed) payed the course fee's $860, they booked me in on the course date's 7th-18th dec full time 40hour per week, great course great teachers too, passed with flying colours (you'd need to be a idiot to fail). 4, 21st dec 2009, rang energy safe ((08)94225282) payed for my licence $335, they'd received results from the college, 29th dec 2009 received my licence though the post!!!! yippee yes it was that easy. thank's to steve'o for help along the way, if i can do it, SO CAN YOU!!!! good luck everyone, Warren. ps, happy as a pig in shit!! |
Re: WA Electrical Mechanic Certificate in 4 months, so easy.
Vetassess is the only way to go if you want a PR visa. You have no alternative. If you have already done the Vetassess route you get an OTSR certificate where you can apply to Energy Safety straight away and then do the 2 week course.
That's the route we'll be going down. Doing the ARTC is repetition if you already have to OTSR. Warren, can you advise what books etc you need and what the course was like please? Thank you! |
Re: WA Electrical Mechanic Certificate in 4 months, so easy.
Originally Posted by Janna and Nick
(Post 8215740)
Vetassess is the only way to go if you want a PR visa. You have no alternative. If you have already done the Vetassess route you get an OTSR certificate where you can apply to Energy Safety straight away and then do the 2 week course.
That's the route we'll be going down. Doing the ARTC is repetition if you already have to OTSR. Warren, can you advise what books etc you need and what the course was like please? Thank you! |
Re: WA Electrical Mechanic Certificate in 4 months, so easy.
Originally Posted by warren thomas
(Post 8214149)
NO avoid the VETASSESS route, it's long drawn out and very $$$$,
your under 30 mate apply for a working visa then a ARTC do it the same way as me, i'm sure there's nothing to stop you, I myself was a JIB electrician just like you, A mechanic is what you need to Apply for then you can work unrestricted, and do anything, UNRESTRICTED!!! A fitter is a restricted liecence so you car'nt work alone, crap!! for people who work in factories, fixing brake downs on machine ect, beware which state you get your liecence too, i here there's problems swapping them over now?? WA is a good one to have. Which visa do you have? Also with the 2nd year option on the WHV (the 3mth work thingy, it lists construction work, would working as a sparkie cover this). Thanks in advance |
Re: WA Electrical Mechanic Certificate in 4 months, so easy.
Also Warren, does your license for WA say electrical mechanic or electrician? Is it an A grade license? Just read through it and it seems pretty cool. Is there a definition of electrical mechanic that can be found anywhere. Cheers dude. Are you employed in Perth now, have you faced any trouble?
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Re: WA Electrical Mechanic Certificate in 4 months, so easy.
Originally Posted by JoeyLowtown
(Post 8217463)
Also Warren, does your license for WA say electrical mechanic or electrician? Is it an A grade license? Just read through it and it seems pretty cool. Is there a definition of electrical mechanic that can be found anywhere. Cheers dude. Are you employed in Perth now, have you faced any trouble?
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Re: WA Electrical Mechanic Certificate in 4 months, so easy.
sounds cool Derren, but I just can't understand the role of VETASSESS then, if this can be done far easier and cheaper. Seems too good to be true.
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Re: WA Electrical Mechanic Certificate in 4 months, so easy.
Originally Posted by JoeyLowtown
(Post 8217519)
sounds cool Derren, but I just can't understand the role of VETASSESS then, if this can be done far easier and cheaper. Seems too good to be true.
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